BREAKING: Labour Party Candidate, Akpata Raises Alarm After Voting In Edo Guber Election
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Benin -City, Edo state - Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate, Olumide Akpata, said he and his team are getting some concerning feedback from across the state.
Akpata said the Labour Party will continue to observe the process before making any official statement.
He told newsmen after casting his vote on Saturday, September 21, TheCable reports.
"We are getting some concerning feedback from across the state but I'm not the kind of person that will make any statement until I verify. We will be observing the process."
Legit.ng recalls the Edo state Chapter of the Labour Party reacted to the report claiming that Akpata stepped down for Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cabdidate, Asue Ighodalo.
The LP publicity secretary, Sam Uroupa, said the party and Akpata are still very much in the governorship race.
The chairman of Akpata’s media team, Zekeri Idris, urged the public to completely ignore the fake news that Akpata has stepped down for Ighodalo
Edo governorship election: APC candidate casts vote
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Edo state, Monday Okpebholo, casted his vote in the ongoing election.
Okpebholo cast his vote at about 10a.m at Polling Unit 001, Uwessan 1, Esan Central LGA of the state.
The APC candidate became the first of the governorship candidates in the ongoing election to vote on Saturday morning